What's your gaming "set up?"

[Shrapnoid]

Can't get a darn pic! The lighting in my house sucks! Hopefully I'll be moving soon and that'll change.

I use a referbed 19 inch Sanyo LCD with 75 watt Coby speakers and sub.

I run the Turbo Duo through it's standard stereo A/V composite through a Hi-Fi VCR plugged into the TV via stereo composite as well.

I also have my gaming PC hooked up to that TV and sound system and my PS2 as well.

Now that I've brought me Duo back into the living room, my PS2 just sits around collecting dust.

Just goes to show that 128-bit isn't everything.  


EDIT: I just remembered something EXTREMELY important!
If anyone is using a sub woofer or home theater setup, keep your Duo or Turbo-CD as far from it as possible!
About 5 years ago, I made the mistake of having a setup like that with the Duo and games just inches away.
The system must have gotten magnetized and I had trouble with a lot of the games too.
I panicked so badly that I even prayed about it, unhooked it all and after a little over a week, it was back to normal.

Now I know how this sounds but, I'm trying to save anyone else the terror of going through with something like this so, just be careful with your stuff. 

[turbokon]

Hello guys, It has been been awhile since I posted something.  Thought I'ld start again by showing off my "set up"  You can see which systems get most of my luv!

Edit: I also have a YouTube video of my set up here.

[munchiaz]

^nice set up there. I like how the consoles are setup

[soop]

Here's mine.  You can't see it all, but on the bottom, there's the  N64, Megadrive, Super Grafx and Wii.  You can see some boxed PC stuff to the side.



*edit* oh yeah, and Hu Cards all under the TV.  In fact, you can see quite a few PC Engines in that pile.  Note the 2 GTs on top, and a Core and PCE at the bottom

[soop]

I SAID, NOTE THE 2GTs ON TOP.  NOTE THEM!!!!!

[esteban]

I SAID, NOTE THE 2GTs ON TOP.  NOTE THEM!!!!!

Duly noted.

[soop]

Thanks  O:)

[Frank_fjs]

My setup:



Have all my consoles in a shelving unit and pull them out as needed.

Two CRT TV's - the black one is a Grundig with RGB SCART, the grey one is a JVC with component input and a stunning noise filter.

MVS supergun is setup inside the desk, under the sliding drawer with AES joystick on top.

A small test bench with LCD for arcade PCB's.

And a small wall mounted shelf for some random games and hardware.

[soop]

Nice - I see we had a similar idea with the squares.

I like to have them all plugged in though, must be a pain.  Where do you keep the cables?

[Frank_fjs]

Some consoles share the same power supply or video cable which is helpful, the rest of the cables are in a drawer. Only takes a couple of seconds to hook something up - I generally keep a few common video cables and PSU's plugged in so most times it's just a matter of grabbing the console and plugging in 2 cables.

Any console that outputs RGB connects to the Grundig TV, which reminds me I must get a scart splitter. Other consoles like the twin fami and nes which only output composite go to the JVC as it has an excellent noise filter.

I'd like to have them all connected at once but don't seem to have the means to do so. Would need more space, not to mention tons of power boards and video splitters.

[turbokon]

Nice, that squares shelves are perfect for the consoles.

[DragonmasterDan]

I'd take a picture but it's a mess. I have two TVs, and I keep open pathways to hook up systems that are not typically in use up to either TV.

The first TV is a 30 inch CRT 1080i Toshiba. I have the following systems hooked up. Xbox 360 via HDMI, Wii via Component cable, Playstation 2, GameCube with GB player, Original Xbox, + extra port via switchbox, US Sega Saturn connected to AV port on back directly into system, NES 2 via RF into a VCR connected through the switchbox, Neo-Geo via AV into VCR connected through switchbox. Turbo Duo via AV 2 into VCR connected through switchbox. I then have an open front S-video/AV port on the front of the TV, and an open RF connection through the back of the VCR.

The second TV is a 25 inch Sharp. It has an open front AV port (Stereo), and a switchbox connected with the following systems Japanese Saturn, US Dreamcast, US SNES. I have one extra port on the switchbox pus the front port to hook up additional systems to.

[nectarsis]

My main house tv/gaming setup died yesterday    RIP 36" Sony CRT HDTV....you have long served your purpose.  Now to find some friends burly enough to move this damn boat anchor....

[hoobs88]

My setup:



Have all my consoles in a shelving unit and pull them out as needed.

Two CRT TV's - the black one is a Grundig with RGB SCART, the grey one is a JVC with component input and a stunning noise filter.

MVS supergun is setup inside the desk, under the sliding drawer with AES joystick on top.

A small test bench with LCD for arcade PCB's.

And a small wall mounted shelf for some random games and hardware.

Where did you get those cube shelves?

[soop]

Where did you get those cube shelves?

I'm guessing Ikea.  They're called Expedit.  I have the 5x5 bookcase for my clothes and books, and the 2x4 one you see in the photo.